Annual general meeting
Southern Eyre Bird Club
Wednesday, October 1, 7pm, Southern Eyre Bird Club will host its AGM on Wednesday, October 1 at the Port Lincoln Senior Citizens Hall. The guest presenter is Dr Diane Colombelli-Negrel, a senior lecturer in animal behaviour. Her research includes how prenatal experience shapes postnatal cognition and behavioural fitness in birds. All are welcome to attend – it is going to be an excellent presentation.
Live Music
Cellar Folk Club
Saturday, October 4, 7.30pm, Join the Cellar Folk Club for live music, sing-a-longs, poetry, stories and free fun. Everybody is welcome, performers and non-performers, at the Baptist Church Cafe, 7 Ravendale Road. Bring some cash for a raffle and ‘munchies’ for the supper break. Takes place on the first Saturday of each month.
Come and try bocce
Croatian Club
Tuesday, October 7, 9am, if you would like to come and try bocce with the Port Lincoln Ladies Bocce Club, head down to the Croatian Club. Nominations to play must be in by this day. For more information contact Evelyn on 0427 081 777 or Vicki on 0419 835 988.
Meeting
Charlton Women in Agriculture and Business
Tuesday, October 7, 7.30pm, Charlton WAB will meet to learn from Kylie Malota – a demonstration on how to use defibrillators that can be found around Port Lincoln. Come along to the Senior Citizens clubrooms. Visitors are welcome.
Memory Cafe
Cummins
Wednesday, October 8, 10am to noon, enjoy showtime for the next Memory Cafe in Cummins RSL Hall. Bring along something that triggers a memory for you and share it with others – it may be a certificate, or a treasure you have collected with a story to tell. View a selection of home movies showing past Cummins Show days. A fun time is assured, and morning tea supplied to judge. This is a free event supported by Cummins Lions Club and Cummins Op Shop.
Stalls and food
St Thomas’ Tea Rooms
Friday, October 10, 11am to 2pm, St Thomas’ Tea Rooms is having a mini plant sale, and the CWA is holding a handicraft stall and trading table on the lawns, at the corner of Adelaide Place and Hallett Place. Tea Rooms’ offerings will include soup, barbecue, fresh juices and Devonshire teas. Corner of Adelaide and Hallett place.
Gavin Roberts Quiz Night
Port Lincoln Lions Club
Friday, October 10, 7.30pm, come along to the Port Lincoln Bowling Club for a night of quiz, tables of eight people at $10 per head, bring your own nibbles, with tea and coffee available – and the bar will be open. All proceeds raised will go to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Phone 0437 499 094 for bookings. Lions Club would like to thank all the businesses who have donated to the quiz night for the last 15 years.
Eyre Writers Group
Port Lincoln Library
Wednesday, October 15, 1pm, connect with other writers and gain insight from ‘start to publish’ on your literary inspiration. Meetings are held every first and third Wednesday of the month at Port Lincoln Library. All ages welcome. For further enquiries go to eyrewriters.com.au
Birthing Kit Assembly Day
Zonta Club of Port Lincoln
Saturday, October 18, 10am to 12pm, Join in the Birthing Kit Assembly Day, as the Zonta Club of Port Lincoln endeavours to put 400 kits together, helping women and babies have clean and safe births in area that lack proper hygiene.
GEM Festival
Tumby Bay Area School
Friday, October 24, 4.30pm to 7.30pm, Tumby Bay Area School will once again host the GEM Festival at the school with fun activities, food, music and a celebration of gratitude, empathy and mindfulness.
Garage sale and market
Cummins
Sunday, October 26, 9am to 2.30pm, the Cummins Community Garage Sale & All Craft De-stash Market will have items such as home goods, bric-a-brac, clothing and craft de-stash available. Check out the Cummins & District Enterprise Committee Facebook page for more info or explorecummins.com.au
CarnEVIL 2025
Gardner’s Vineyard
Friday, October 31, 3pm, gates will open for the Candy and Clowns Kidzone and Freaky Funhouse Marquee Maze at 3pm, with a kids costume competition at 5.30pm. From 8pm the scares intensify with an R18+ late-night horror maze experience running until late. All funds raised will support Ronald McDonald House. Entry is a gold coin donation, with the maze experience ticketed. Book now at events.humanitix.com/carnevil-2025
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